Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-26
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The statement made By W. U. Hsassl,
esq., at The Board Of Trade messiug On Tues.
Day evening, that Q very small numbee Of
tenants end siugls men paid their school tax
Was oou6eod By some Of his lisssoess, who
hardly believed that QUE people would b der.
eliot In % important . mater. But II y ths
fact - the records Of the school hoard SHOW.
The number OF tenants and single men On
the tax lists 10 5000 The actuai number
liable for THE tax 10 mot les than 1000. The
additional 1000 sst on thsJlists through NE
careless dupai0ation Of names BY the Assessors
end also By frequent removals The tax q.
seosod against sech tenant and single man II
only o. end n paid In Q reasonable time. s
Per cent % taks0.oG. Aftse the book eoss
Into the hands OF the dslinqusus collector, s
Per osnt 10 added. mskius the tax Si.05.
Tenants aud single men are not the only ooss
asssssed With this tax. II II 61ded 70 th .
tax OF every real estate owner in the city.
TaH LAW WARRANTS IT.
The board Of directors have the law behind
them 10 their efforts TO collect this head tax,
but through their lenisncy the tax collectors
have never, up 70 this year, made any great
efforts 70 collect It The commtsslou allowed
70 the collector for this tax, prior 10 this year
We the same - for the collection Of real -.
tate tax, and tho result We that they did not
" 10 collect bscsuse It did mot pay them 70
canvas the city. Of the 1000 people liable 10
A A. atO ALE,
Fully nine-tenths OF thoss liable were never
called upon for the tax and the result was
that they would not pay the present collector
whom he called on them aud claimed they
were not liable for II
The board OF directors experienced great
difficulty in getting suitable collector, but
hnally john Hega jr., OF No 524 South
Queen street, agreed 10 undertake the coilec.
ton OF the tax. He hes hsd uphill work In
his efforts, but he has done botter than any
other collector that ever attempted TO collect
this head tax. He has not met with the sue.
oess which he should have obtained, but hs
intends 70 see every person entitled to pay
the tax, and make them pay. While he docs
not Wish 10 take extreme measures he feels
It 70 DO his duty to collect the
tsx, unless those sssessed have some
legal reason for not paying. Many
TO pay amer the matter WAS fully explained
to them and they were given time In half
dozen cases whore the parties refused to pay
he was Obliged to make levy. That had the
desired effect and the tax, together with all
coats, was pad. In few cases where there
was no property he was obliged 10 arrest the
dolinquents aud was about marching them
of to the county jail whom they came down
with the amount Of the tax and were released.
THE COLLECTORS WARRANT.
Following u copy OF the warrant giving
the collector authority to collect this tax:
LANCASTER City SCHOOL DarRIcr, 50.
To John Heoe, yr Collector Of Delinquent Tux
70, La"oa'tsr Guy School 'Dasr'ct. In Said
These are TO authorize aud REQUIRE YOU to
demand and resolve OF and from every per.
son named In the annexed duplicate Ofschoot
tax OF said distric, the sum WhereWith such
person stands charged aud pay the same TO
district. and his successor In once on OF be.
fore tho first day OF May next, at which time
abatement or allowance Tor mistakes, or In.
digent psrsoos, or uusested lands will b0
made by the the board OF school directors .. may
or before the hrst day OF May next you
will pay into tho hands OF the said treasurer
the whole amount OF the taxes charged and
assessed In the annexed duplicate without
sutsuOt Acaoy SAcopt buCh oun - kuO Uolu
directors may in their discretion exonerste
you from, aud II any person shall neglect or
refuse to make payment within thirty days
from the time Of demand 30 made, 1t shall 10
the duty OF you, the collector aforesaid, TO
levy such amount by distress and ssle Of the
goods and chsttsls Of such delinquent, Civ.
Ing ten days public notice OF such sale by
written or printed Advertisements and re.
turning the overplus, III any there be) TO the
owner And In case goods and chattels suf.
tioisnt to satisfy tue same, with the costs can.
not bo found, you arc hereby authorized to
take the body OF such delinQuent and con.
vey him TO tho jail OF the county, there TO
remain until the amount OF such tax to.
gether with the costs shall be paid, or 20.
cured TO be paid, or until he shall bo other.
wise discharged by due course Of law.
Provided that nothing herein contained
shall authorixs the arrest or Imprisonment Of
any female or intent, or psrson by inquest
found to bs OF unsound mind. Hereof TALL
not
Given under my hsud aud seal at Lsucas.
ter city, Pennsylvania, on the 10Th day Of
September, 1886.
JOHN LEvERaooD,
President OF the Board OF School Directors,
Lancaster City School District
Countersigned,
THos +. McELLIaorT,
Secretary OF the Board.
NO ESCAPE POSSIBLE.
As will be seen by the above there doss not
appear to DO any escsps from the payment Of
this tax, and there should not be. Nine
tenths OF the tenants have children attending